| Literature DB >> 11598098 |
M S Pate1, S R Hedges, D A Sibley, M W Russell, E W Hook, J Mestecky.
Abstract
Penile urethral swabs collected from PCR-confirmed Chlamydia trachomatis-infected, C. trachomatis-uninfected, and non-C. trachomatis-infected, nongonococcal urethritis-infected males were analyzed for cytokine, total immunoglobulin (Ig), and specific antibody levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Differential cellular components of the swab transport medium were also enumerated for the same groups. Although low, the levels of C. trachomatis-specific IgA and IgG antibodies and interleukin 8 cytokine were significantly higher in C. trachomatis-infected individuals. There were no significant differences in the levels of seven additional cytokines evaluated.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11598098 PMCID: PMC100121 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.11.7178-7181.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441